Crime Rates at Pavaland Close, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0ES

Pavaland Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pavaland Close (CF3 0ES) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pavaland Close (CF3 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Arvans Crescent, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakehurst Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.